Why Being on the Busy Train is a Ticket to Exhaustionville – And What to do About It

April 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Woman-Out-of-Order-2Ruminations of a BUSY to Balanced Mum

This morning at 4.45am I was awake.  Wide awake, having heard Hubby’s alarm go off so he could venture off to the gym, lying in bed listening to the dog next door go nuts at the passers-by exercising at this stupidly insane time of day.

I really didn’t want to be awake at 4.45am.  I desperately wanted to be asleep, cozy under the covers with dawn yet to rise, to wake slowly of my own accord.

You see I’m tired – desperately tired.  I’m on the Busy Train with a one-way ticket to Exhaustionville.

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Four Things to Do Today to Get and Stay Organised With Kids in the House

March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

“But how can there be only four?” you ask with a slightly puzzled look on your face – because we all know that getting and staying organised with kids is no easy feat!

But I promise if you follow these four strategies you’ll be well on your way to having an organised home – with kids!

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Organising Lessons from Glee: A Clutter-Free Home using the 2-2-2 Method

March 12, 2013 By 4 Comments
Ruminations of a BUSY to Balanced Mum

I am a huge fan of Glee. Growing up in a musical family we played the piano, put on our own productions and danced in many a school musical. I’m not saying we were any good – none of us grew up to be Beyonce! – but because we lived in a small country town they had to make do with what talent there was! We had numerous road trips to the ‘big smoke’ to hone our voice boxes, singing old fashioned songs for hours in the car which I’m sure drove our Dad nuts!

So there I was, watching Glee, when two of the female characters did an intervention on one of the leads (Rachel). They put Rachel through the 2-2-2 test. Given I am a crazy thinker, a few days later I was bush walking in the rain when an amazing thought came to me.

The 2-2-2 test can be applied to organising!!

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What’s for Dinner: Easy Dinners That Get Eaten – Giveaway

March 5, 2013 By 92 Comments

This is a guest post from Louise D’Allura of Meal Planning Your Way.

MPYW-logoIf you’re looking for easy dinner ideas that have a good chance of being eaten, maybe it’s worth turning to your favourite takeaway menus for inspiration.  What are your family’s favourite takeaways?  Is it pad thai, laksa, pizza, tacos, fried rice or the old fashioned hamburger?

Many of the dishes we love eating as takeaways started out as ‘street food’ in their country of origin.   Made with easy to find ingredients and basic cooking equipment, they are quick and cheap to make.  By turning to your favourite takeaways for inspiration you can make your own versions with all natural ingredients and know that your family will eat it!

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How to Quickly and Effectively Organise Your Family Holiday

February 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment

This is a guest post from Kristy Alexander, a freelance Australian mummy/travel blogger.

My mum used to say to me that going out for the day with a baby is like going away for the week you need to pack so much stuff. I’m not sure it was ever quite that bad but it is pretty hardcore. I remember our first trip away when my son was 8 weeks old and we packed a whole 4WD with stuff. There was not one itty bit of space left in that thing. So yes, family holidays can be hectic to arrange and getting out the door takes some skills but they are skills that we all have. I’m confident that if you follow some of these planning tips below then your next family holiday will feel like a breeze…well almost.

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Nine Space Saving Tips When Travelling with your Family

January 30, 2013 By 3 Comments

Holidays. They always seem to take too long to come around - and then are over much too quickly!  And seeing school went back this week in our part of the world, it’s going to be quite a while before our next one!

Hubby, Mr nearly-7 and I travelled to Europe over the Christmas/New Year holidays.  We had a fabulous trip but before we left I knew there were a few logistical challenges we had to face.

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What’s My Skiing Ability Got To Do With Getting Organised?

January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Ruminations of a BUSY to Balanced Mum

I wrote this blog post while in Italy recently but had trouble uploading it. It still rings true today – two weeks on from writing it!

Helen - Clutter Rescue - on the ski fieldsI really don’t like skiing. Snow skiing that is.

It’s just not easy. Dressing in Michelin Man outfits, Nanna underwear, foot binding boots and two planks that feel twice as long as they probably are is not that much fun. Even though I’ve skied four times in the last three years I still feel like a beginner.

Hubby and Mr nearly-7, on the other hand, absolutely love it. They love all the gear, have more gloves than I do bras, and can ski from first run to last run, day in day out, for two weeks.

 

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What to do Weekly, Monthly and Yearly to Maintain an Organised Home

November 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I am often asked how I get – and stay – organised, specifically what I do in my own home on a regular basis to keep it organised.

So here it is !  The things I do on a daily, weekly, monthly, six monthly and yearly basis to keep my home in top organisational shape!

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Organising 101: How to Be Organised when Studying

November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

I love learning.  I think we are so lucky to have the opportunity to learn whatever it is we want to learn more about – whether that’s through informal learning (like reading or watching documentaries) or formal learning (by attending a workshop, school or university).

The more ‘serious’ your studies get the more important it is to have an organised space to work in.  So what does that look like?

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Create Your Own Organised Office – Free Shareable and Printable

October 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered what process an organiser goes through to tame an out-of-control office? Well here it is – the steps you need to create your own organised office!

Feel free to post it to your Facebook page, blog about it, insert it into a newsletter, tweet it, pin it, share it with your friends! :)

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Eight Tricks I Use To Get Things Done

October 15, 2012 By 3 Comments

How’s your to-do list looking? Mine’s as long as my arm – but if I was to be honest I’d say it always is!

Regardless of how many things I get done on my to-do list there always seems to be more things to add.

Sounds familiar?

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Seven Ways to do the Bare Minimum and STILL have an Organised Home – Giveaway

October 10, 2012 By 19 Comments

Whether you are completely organised in your home (and it’s just the kids and Hubby that push you off the rails!), completely disorganised and don’t know where to start, or somewhere in between, one of the greatest challenges, once you’re organised, is to keep it that way.

So what’s the secret?

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Eight Traits of an Organised Mum – Free Shareable and Printable

October 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

“Only eight?” you ask!

We think so!

Instead of rattling on about our eight traits I thought I’d give you a shareable and printable for a change!

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Our New Definition of BUSY – What’s “B” All About?

September 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

How are you today?  Are you feeling busy or balanced?

Yesterday I blogged about this week’s series of posts which look at Clutter Rescue’s new definition of BUSY.  Head on over now and read it if you haven’t had a chance.

With our new definition of BUSY, B = Balanced.

Balanced in your time, yourself, your family, your work (paid and unpaid – because all Mums work).

Balance that supports and encourages you to reach your goals.

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